Historical origin of brewing technology of Jingzhi wine

Jingzhi Town has a long history, belonging to Dongyi people in ancient times and Qi State after the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. According to the records of the Yuan Dynasty, the inspection departments of Gaomi County, Weichuan Township and Jingzhi Society were established from three years to three years. Gu, a great scholar in the Ming Dynasty, called Jingzhi Town one of the three ancient towns in Shandong in The Book of Diseases in the World, and the Dictionary of Ancient and Modern Geographical Names in China recorded: "Jingzhi Town is located 50 miles southeast of Anqiu County, Shandong Province, connecting Zhucheng and Gaomi counties, and is a communication channel. During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Laizhou was sentenced to stay here. Qing moved the county magistrate here, and now it is abolished. Business is booming and liquor production is quite good. "

Jingzhi brewing has a longer history. According to the analysis of Shandong Ancient History, 74 cultural relics unearthed in Jingzhi in 1957 and a large number of cultural relics unearthed in Dawenkou two years later belong to the late Dawenkou culture, which has been more than 4,500 years. Among them, wine vessels account for about half, and the representative is the thin-walled polished black pottery high-handle cup. These precious cultural relics unearthed by Jingzhi are now in the National Museum. See Wang Sili's New Jingzhi Town in Anqiu, Shandong Province, which is two years earlier than the excavation of Dawenkou site (1959). Judging from a large number of unearthed wine vessels, Jingzhi's fermented wine output was quite large at that time.

The history of Jingzhi white dry wine can be divided into ancient and modern. Jingzhi Baigan originated in Song and Yuan Dynasties. The Yuan Dynasty set up a patrol inspection department here because the wine industry was developed, there were many business trips, and people were open-minded, so it was necessary to set up military attaché s to patrol and maintain public order. Zhu Jinghua, a professor at China Renmin University, is an expert on Su Shi. In his article Su Dongpo and Jingzhi Wine, he first proved that Su Dongpo drank white wine with poems such as Tian Ren Xian Hua written by Su in Mizhou. The poem said: "The jade wrist is full of tea, and the golden jar is full of wine." The second cloud in "Jade Pan Yu" says: "But hold wine to persuade guests to wait for Qiongzhou to cover jade." Nine arguments prove that the wine Su Dongpo drank in Mizhou was Jingzhi shochu. The hometown of Cang Kejia, a famous poet in China, is Gumizhou (now Zhucheng). In his poem to Jingzhi Distillery, he wrote: "When I was a child, Jingzhi wine was famous, and my elders drank and I smelled it. The sound of good wine is old, and I can't help but miss my hometown. " Moreover, the inscription reads: Jingzhi Town borders the county seat and has visited it many times. According to many historical records, Jingzhi shochu has a history of 900- 1000 years.

There are clear records in the Qing Dynasty. On November 6th, A.D. 1743 (the eighth year of Qianlong), Calchi Mountain, the governor of Shandong Province, wrote a report on the prohibition of shochu and singing, involving Jing Zhi. The article said: Check Acheng, Zhangqiu, Luqiao, Nanyang, Matou Town, Jingzhi Town, Zhoucun Town, Jinling Town and Yaogou Border Town in Lianjiang Province. This paper is in the First Historical Archives of China.

Modern Jingzhi wine industry began in New China in the early 20th century. There are many records of various documents. There are clear records in Anqiu Local Records, Shandong Tongzhi, Compilation of Economic Investigation Reports along Ji Jiao Railway and A Brief History of Anqiu Economic Products published by Li in Taiwan Province. War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression was the heyday of Jingzhi liquor industry, with 72 woks and more than 200 people engaged in liquor industry. War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression began, and Jingzhi fell, which became the battlefield for our party and army to fight against the enemy. 1943, the enemy works department of Luzhong Military Region of the Eighth Route Army set up "Yuan Henry Hotel" in Jingzhi as an underground work base for searching for information and raising materials. Wang, the detachment leader of the ninth detachment of the Eighth Route Army (later led by the Provincial Political Consultative Conference) and Li Zhen, the former director of the Provincial People's Congress, were both parties, and Jingzhi Liquor made a special contribution to War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.

1945 Jingzhi Town was liberated, 1948 set up a state-owned enterprise, and 1952 changed its name to Shandong Jingzhi Distillery. Jingzhi Gaore was renamed Jingzhi Baigan, and its output increased from 322 tons in 1949 to nearly 20,000 tons per year. It is the largest sorghum Daqu liquor in China, and 19 15 participated in the Panama World Expo as the only liquor representative in Shandong Province. 1959 entered the India International Fair. It is a high-quality product in previous provinces and won the title of national famous liquor, which is deeply loved by consumers. In 2006, Jingzhi Shenniang opened the starry sky for the national liquor to win the championship, and the national standard of "Sesame Fragrance" represented by Jingzhi Shenniang was born, which marked the further recognition of "Sesame Fragrance" liquor by the state and made great contributions to the liquor industry in China.